to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
inkpot; ink bottle; inking; going over in ink
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
carving; engraving; chiselled features
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
(being) worth seeing; impressive
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to have all the fun; to get the better part of the deal; to get the easy life
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
the lion's share; the cream
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to serve; to work for; to attend
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to make a list; to enumerate